diff --git a/ja/Makefile b/ja/Makefile
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index 0000000000..c7f9709b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ja/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#       From: @(#)Makefile      8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
+#       $Id: Makefile,v 1.1 1996-12-18 07:14:37 asami Exp $
+
+SUBDIR= handbook
+
+.include <bsd.subdir.mk>
diff --git a/ja_JP.EUC/Makefile b/ja_JP.EUC/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7f9709b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ja_JP.EUC/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#       From: @(#)Makefile      8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
+#       $Id: Makefile,v 1.1 1996-12-18 07:14:37 asami Exp $
+
+SUBDIR= handbook
+
+.include <bsd.subdir.mk>
diff --git a/ja_JP.eucJP/Makefile b/ja_JP.eucJP/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7f9709b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ja_JP.eucJP/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#       From: @(#)Makefile      8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
+#       $Id: Makefile,v 1.1 1996-12-18 07:14:37 asami Exp $
+
+SUBDIR= handbook
+
+.include <bsd.subdir.mk>